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Dr. Stuart Hameroff

Dr. Stuart Hameroff

ConsciousnessQuantum MindAnesthesiologyScience

Dr. Stuart Hameroff is an anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona recognized for co-developing the "Orchestrated Objective Reduction" (Orch-OR) theory of consciousness with Nobel laureate Sir Roger Penrose, which proposes that quantum computations in neuronal microtubules give rise to conscious awareness. As a guest on late-night radio, his groundbreaking theory bridging quantum physics and neuroscience has positioned him as one of the most important thinkers in the science of consciousness.

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September 30, 2006: Consciousness and the Brain - Dr. Stuart Hameroff

Sep 30, 2006
2h 39m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Stuart Hameroff, an anesthesiologist and consciousness researcher at the University of Arizona, to explore the quantum nature of human awareness. Broadcasting from typhoon-ravaged Manila where power has been out for four days, Art examines how anesthetic gases selectively eliminate consciousnes...